Compiling a Texas 4-H Recordbook can be an intimidating process. This page is meant to be a tool to assist families in simplifying the section of the Texas 4-H Recordbook in to manageable bites.

• Part 1: My 4-H Story: PERSONAL NARRATIVE (Due December 15th)
  • Create this part of the recordbook in a Word document
  • Information about yourself, your family, and your community
  • When and why you joined 4-H
    

• Part 2: My 4-H Story: PROJECT EXPERIENCES (Due December 31st)
  • Create this part of the recordbook in the Word document you used for the personal narrative
  • Writing about experiences, skills and knowledge gained in your PRIMARY 4-H project
  • Make sure to include your 4-H project goals
  • Focus more on what has been learned in the project or a gained skill
  • Focus less on a prize won at a show or contest

• Part 3: List 4-H Leadership Opportunities and Community Service Activities (Due January 30th)
  • Forms Section 2 and 3: Leadership and Community Service Forms
    • Leadership Form: List what you did to assist others throughout this 4-H year. Include general leadership such as Club Officer, 4-H County Council, or Committees. Included elected, appointed and volunteer leadership.
    • Maximum entry and page limits by age division:
      • Junior – 10 entries (1 page) – include information from the current year and up to the two previous years (up to 3 years total)
        
      • Intermediate – 15 entries (2 pages) – – include information from the current year and up to the three previous years (total of 4 years).
        
      • Senior – 25 entries (3 pages) – include information from the current year and up to the three previous years (total of 4 years).
    • Community Service Form: List community service or service-learning projects that might include: clean ups, collections, repairs, construction, care packets, visitations, education, and donations.
    • Maximum entry and page limits by age division:
      • Junior – 10 entries (1 page) – include information from the current year and up to the two previous years (up to 3 years total)
        
      • Intermediate – 15 entries (2 pages) – – include information from the current year and up to the three previous years (total of 4 years).
        
      • Senior – 25 entries (3 pages) – include information from the current year and up to the three previous years (total of 4 years).

• Part 4: Project Experiences Forms (Due February 28th)
  • Forms Section 1: Project Experience Form
    • Create a list of skills and knowledge gained, events attended, and explain how your project has changed/grown
    • Compile your top 4 project areas.
    • Remember to list your primary project first
    • Include this year’s information, plus the last 2 years for junior division and 3 years for intermediate and senior division
  • Forms Section 4: Additional Projects Form
    • Include additional projects here – summarize additional project into one paragraph

• Part 5: Non 4-H Activities  (Due March 31st)
  • Forms Section 6: Non 4-H Activities
    • Limited to one page
    • Description of activities or organizations you are involved with outside of 4-H

• Part 6: 4-H Honor/Awards and Career Exploration (Due April 30th)
  • Form Section 5: 4-H Honors and Awards
    • Select your top 4-H specific awards and share what they mean to you
  • Form Section 7: Career Exploration
    • List what things you have experiences toward your future career

Texas 4-H Recordbook Resources

• https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks